Hunt honors Wounded Warriors

Thanks given to injured veterans

12:20 AM,
Nov. 24, 2013

Patience paid off with this 8-point for Sgt. Collin Johnson, right, who passed on a deer earlier on Saturday's Honor Hunt. Pictured with him are Mike Poole and his wife Teri Poole of Belle Island Hunting Club.

Written by

Brian Albert Broom
bbroom@clarionledger.com

At the Belle Island Hunting Club overlooking the Mississippi River, hunters filtered into camp as slowly as the rain that fell throughout the day.

Inside the lodge, club members cooked up pans of bacon, ham and grits, while tomato gravy simmered on the stove top and biscuits baked in the oven. The smell of breakfast coming from the kitchen was almost as special as the club's guests - military veterans.